Simple
Past
Tense
-Form
-Meaning and Use
-Pronunciation
How do we form the simple past
tense?


English has two types
 of verbs in the past:
         -regular
         -irregular
Let’s read the following list of past
    tense verbs….. Which are regular
    and which are irregular?
 walked         regular
 studied        regular
 taught         irregular
 gave           irregular
 became      irregular
 cried          regular
 lived          regular
 did            irregular
Regular verbs are verbs that end
Simple form verbs: Past tense verbs:
   with -ed
walk            walked


study           studied


cry             cried


live            lived
Rules for adding –ed:
 Add  –ed to most verbs
 Drop the “e” and add “ed” to verbs
  that end with “e” (smile= smiled).
 Change the “y” to “i” and add –ed to
  verbs that end with a consonant and
  “y” (carry= carried, study= studied).
 Double the consonant and add –ed to
  verbs that end with one vowel and
  one consonant ( drag= dragged,
  stop= stopped).
Irregular verbs are verbs that don’t
end in –ed……..
 Sometimes with irregular
 past tense verbs you
 have to change the
 vowel to make the verb
 past tense:

become
  became
give             gave
drive            drove
forget           forgot
Other irregular verbs have a different kind
of change…..you need to memorize
these!


 teach     taught


 bring     brought


 leave     left


 hear      heard


 buy
           bought
Why do we use past tense
verbs?
 TO TELL THAT AN ACTION IS
 COMPLETED!!!!!! FINISHED!!! OVER!!!
PRONOUNCIATION OF REGULAR
  VERBS……
The –ed ending in English has three different sounds:


             t: walked, talked, jumped
             d: played, loved, answered
             id: invited, waited
             decided....
             *With –id sounding words,
             there is another syllable!
How can you practice past
tense verbs?
 Phonemically   (word sorts)
 Bingo!
 Modeling
 Surveysays……
 Nancy Fetzer………


Direct instruction + muiltiple opportunities to
  practice = Skill mastery!!!!!

Past tense ppt

  • 1.
  • 2.
    How do weform the simple past tense? English has two types of verbs in the past: -regular -irregular
  • 3.
    Let’s read thefollowing list of past tense verbs….. Which are regular and which are irregular?  walked regular  studied regular  taught irregular  gave irregular  became irregular  cried regular  lived regular  did irregular
  • 4.
    Regular verbs areverbs that end Simple form verbs: Past tense verbs: with -ed walk walked study studied cry cried live lived
  • 5.
    Rules for adding–ed:  Add –ed to most verbs  Drop the “e” and add “ed” to verbs that end with “e” (smile= smiled).  Change the “y” to “i” and add –ed to verbs that end with a consonant and “y” (carry= carried, study= studied).  Double the consonant and add –ed to verbs that end with one vowel and one consonant ( drag= dragged, stop= stopped).
  • 6.
    Irregular verbs areverbs that don’t end in –ed…….. Sometimes with irregular past tense verbs you have to change the vowel to make the verb past tense: become became give gave drive drove forget forgot
  • 7.
    Other irregular verbshave a different kind of change…..you need to memorize these! teach taught bring brought leave left hear heard buy bought
  • 8.
    Why do weuse past tense verbs? TO TELL THAT AN ACTION IS COMPLETED!!!!!! FINISHED!!! OVER!!!
  • 9.
    PRONOUNCIATION OF REGULAR VERBS…… The –ed ending in English has three different sounds: t: walked, talked, jumped d: played, loved, answered id: invited, waited decided.... *With –id sounding words, there is another syllable!
  • 10.
    How can youpractice past tense verbs?  Phonemically (word sorts)  Bingo!  Modeling  Surveysays……  Nancy Fetzer……… Direct instruction + muiltiple opportunities to practice = Skill mastery!!!!!